Exploring Romania Site Map

• Exploring Romania BLOG
  It keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the exploringromania.com website. Just right click on left hand orange buttons to subscribe.
• CHRISTMAS IN ROMANIA
  You'll find a long row of holidays, each one with its meaning, traditions and superstitions.
  • Saint Nicholas Day (Niculas Day)
  • My childhood memories about Ignat Day
  • Ignat Day's customs and superstitions
  • Christmas Eve
    
  • Christmas Eve customs and superstitions
  • Christmas Day (Craciunul)
  • New Year Eve
  • Saint Basil's Day (Sanvasiu)
  • Epiphany Day (Boboteaza)
  • Saint John's Day (Santion)
  • Carols' trail (Colindul)
  • Drummers' band (Dubasii)
  • The Star (Steaua)
  • The goat (Capra)
  • The bear (Ursul)
  • The plough (Plugul)
    
  • Nativity Drama (Irozii, Vicleimul)
  • Sorcova
    
• ROMANIAN FOOD
  Generally is a simple food but very tasty. Foreigners say it's delicious. Romanians say you can ling your fingers.
  • Romanian Christmas food
  • My guidelines for Romanian food recipes
  • Haggis (drob de miel) – made from lamb's organs
  • Lamb sour soup with verdures
  • Lamb stew
  • Lamb roast
  • Baked lamb
  • Romanian pastrami recipe
  • Sweet bread recipes
    
  • Easter cake - pasca
  • Mamaliga
• COUNT DRACULA
  Searching Count Dracula's traces on Romanian land.
  • Bram Stoker's Count Dracula
  • True or false about the real Dracula
  • Vlad Dracul - the name and its legacy
  • Vlad Dracula's religion
    
  • Dracula's castle
  • The Impaler death
  • The tomb of Dracula
  • Horror of Dracula
  • Punishments with Vlad Tepes
  • History of Dracula on short
  • Easter European history of 14th-15th centuries
  • The young Vlad Dracula childhood
  • Young Dracula's efforts to obtain Wallachian throne
  • The second rule of Vlad the Impaler - Part 1
  • The second rule of Vlad the Impaler - Part 2
  • The second rule of Vlad the Impaler - Part 3
  • The second rule of Vlad the Impaler - Part 4
  • The end of Vlad III Dracula
  • Vlad Tepes Dracula's internal policy
  • Vlad III Dracula's external policy
• TRANSYLVANIA... history and breathtaking landscapes...
  Even it's a well known Romanian province you can find here hidden things you have never heard about. The mix nature-history-culture-tradition is easy reliable. This place is full of interesting destinations.
  • Where is Transylvania?
  • Fortified churches of Transylvania
  • Biertan Saxon village
  • Calnic Saxon village
  • Darjiu
  • Prejmer
  • Saschiz
  • Valea Viilor
  
  
• MOLDAVIA... sweet and mild
  Famous for its monasteries and its wine it also has great and unique natural reservations but witch are, yet, less known. And medieval fortresses, too. It's also the childhood cradle of many Romanian personalities.
  • Where is Moldavia?
• WALLACHIA... just a large, boring field?
  Unfairly almost unknown, coquette monasteries, beautiful caves, the oldest European mountains, Romanian Brancovenesc style and Brancusi sculptures are waiting for your eye touch.
  • Where is Wallachia?
  • Curtea de Arges
  • Poienari Fortress
  • Transfagarasan Road
• DANUBE DELTA
  A paradise of waters and exotic birds is waiting for your quiet boat to slide on its trails. A golden mine for fishers, wildlife watchers, photos catchers and hunters.
  • Danube Delta arrival and getting around
  • Danube Delta map
  • Camping in Danube Delta
  • Danube Delta cruises
  • Danube Delta tips
  • Danube Delta trails
• NATIONAL AND NATURAL PARKS
  Description, maps, lodging for all Romanian national and natural parks as well as other very interesting natural places:
  • Natural Park APUSENI
  • National Parks map
• ROMANIAN SKI RESORTS
  Cheapest form Europe? Crowded? How about access, facilities and surroundings places you should see?
• BIKING in ROMANIA
  Dave's 2007 adventure
  • Meet Dave
  • The map of Dave's bicycle trip
  • First report of Dave's trip
  • Second report of Dave's trip
  • Third report of Dave's trip
  • Fourth report of Dave's trip
  • Fifth report of Dave's trip
  • Sixth report of Dave's trip
  • Seventh report of Dave's trip
  • Eighth report of Dave's trip
  • Ninth report of Dave's trip
  Clive and his friends' 2008 adventure
  • Clive's report
• FACTS ABOUT ROMANIA
  What are the facts about Romania? Anything from geography and history to currency exchange and weather.
• History of Romania
• Romania geography
• Romanian language
• Romanian flag
• The old flag of Romania
• Romania facts for travellers
• FORMALITIES FOR ROMANIA TRAVELER
  All you need to know about visa, customs, currency and currency exchange and vaccination.
• ROMANIA ARRIVAL
  All opened doors to arrive in Romania (by plane, by train, by car).
• GETTING AROUND ROMANIA
  Help to achieve your destination point in Romania.